California Apprenticeship Council to Hold Special Called Meeting on September 14

Oakland —California Apprenticeship Council Chairperson Christopher Christophersen Sr. has called a special meeting of the California Apprenticeship Council to discuss pending litigation per Government Code § 11125.4. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 at 2 p.m. The pending litigation to be discussed include:

• Construction Employers Association, et al. v. California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; & California Apprenticeship Council, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2021-80003714
• The Laborers Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California, et al. v. California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; California Apprenticeship Council, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2021-80003715

The meeting agenda and meeting notice with information on how to attend the Council’s public meeting are posted online.

The California Apprenticeship Council, established by the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939, holds an open quarterly meeting to conduct the business of apprenticeship in California and fulfill its statutory responsibilities: providing policy advice on apprenticeship matters for the building and construction trades and for firefighter occupations to the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, issuing rules and regulations on specific apprenticeship subjects to be published in the California Code of Regulations, and conducting appeals hearings.

The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards creates opportunities for Californians to gain employable lifetime skills and provides employers with a highly skilled and experienced workforce while strengthening California’s economy.

Media Contact: Communications@dir.ca.gov, (510) 286-1161

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